Towel

late 18th–early 19th century

Object PlaceLexington, Massachusetts, United States

Medium/TechniqueLinen broken twill with silk cross-stitch embroidery

Dimensions84.6 x 41.6 cm (33 5/16 x 16 3/8 in.)

Credit LineGift of Dr. Merrell L. Stout

Accession number45.637

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ClassificationsTextiles

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ProvenanceUsed by the Robbins family of Lexington, MA; Inherited by Dr. Merrell L. Stout from Ellen A. Stone; Gift to the MFA, June, 1945

last quarter of the 18th century

about 1760

1770s

late 18th to early 19th century

early 20th century

18th century

1823

1476–1534

about A.D. 300

A.D. 1000–1476

1000–1476

Late 18th century